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Title: Battle axe 003 tires?
Post by: GSF500 on August 20, 2012, 03:28:25 PM
Any updated reviews about the battle axe 003 tires? Can I use these for twisty back roads and what kind of mileage could I get?? I ordered a set 110 Front and 140 Rear, Wondering if I should have ordered the 120 Front. I know the tires are soft and I hope to get a year out of them. Any knowledge about handling, mileage or good, bad, and ugley would be appreciated. :woohoo: THANKS for your TIME...!!!! :cheers:   
Title: Re: Battle axe 003 tires?
Post by: burning1 on August 21, 2012, 11:04:24 AM
BT003RS, I presume, not the BT003 race tires?

My old review still stands. Rear tire is awesome. Front isn't quite as great. Fronts wear out very fast. On the track, I usually only got 1000 miles or so out of a front. You might do better on the street, but I wouldn't expect them to last a year if you ride a lot.

I don't usually recommend these tires for street riders. They don't work very well in the wet.

110/70/17 is the correct size for stock wheels.